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Growing a Business Bootcamp
Seating is limited, please RSVP only if you plan to attend.
About the Bootcamp
Designed for established business owners who are ready to build a stronger, more scalable business through practical strategies, interactive discussions, and peer learning.
Certificate of Completion: Attend all four sessions to earn a Certificate of Completion from the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center.
The Enemies of Growth
Many business owners work harder every year but feel like they're running in place.
They put in longer hours. Carry more responsibility. Solve more problems. Yet the business never seems to become easier to run, more profitable, or less dependent on them.
The challenge isn't a lack of effort. It's that growth creates new problems that old habits can't solve.
The very things that helped you start your business may be limiting its growth today. The willingness to do everything yourself. The need to be involved in every decision. The systems that worked when you had twenty employees break down when you have fifty.
Every level of growth demands the death of something.
A habit.
A process.
An assumption.
A leadership style.
In this interactive roundtable, we'll identify the hidden enemies that prevent businesses from reaching their next level of growth. Rather than sitting through a lecture, you'll engage in meaningful discussion with fellow business owners, tackle real-world challenges, and benefit from the collective wisdom of leaders who are facing many of the same obstacles.
Together, we'll uncover the bottlenecks that restrict growth, challenge assumptions that no longer serve the business, and define what must change to achieve the next stage of success.
Because growth isn't simply about doing more.
It's about becoming the kind of leader your next level requires.
Bootcamp Schedule
9:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Session 1 and Interactive Discussion
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Session 2 and Interactive Discussion
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Generously Provided by Status Network and La'Shango, Inc.
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Session 3 and Interactive Discussion
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Session 4 and Interactive Discussion
4:30 PM
Certificate of Completion Presentation
Who Should Attend?
This bootcamp is designed for businesses with growing revenue and expanding teams.
Recommended for businesses with:
These are recommendations, not requirements. Any business owner committed to growing and scaling their business is welcome.
Instructor
Chris Hanks
Founder & CEO, The Institute for Entrepreneurship
Chris Hanks is an experienced CEO, professor, keynote speaker, investor, mentor, serial entrepreneur, facilitator, and researcher. He brings a unique blend of real-world experience and academic insight to help challenge your thinking, strengthen your leadership, and equip you with practical strategies for growing your business.
Host
Greg Goebel is the Center Manager at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center. He hosts the small business collectives and the small business book club at the Center. He has helped hundreds of small business owners develop effective branding and marketing strategies.
